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THE INSTAGRAM POST, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conservatory-trained viola...
This is the 16th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...
When scientists first started to figure out how to extract DNA from ancient skeletons, their success was met...
A defining moment in modern biology occurred on July 24, 1978, when biotechnology pioneer Robert Swanson, who had...
More than a decade in the writing, scholar Alondra Nelson’s new book The Social Life of DNA: Race...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A newborn Down syndrome baby left by his Australian biological father with his poor...
Would it be ethical for scientists to try to create babies that have genetic material from three different...
GWEN IFILL: Now to questions surrounding a significant advance in reproductive technology with DNA and embryos.
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter believes he has come up with a way to help the...
Today the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report, “Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques: Ethical, Social and Policy Considerations.” With...